Another Job, But a New Plan

WOW i really need to start posting more of these. its been a while, last time i posted one was when i got into a stranges car...and well if you want to know more about that read the other post (its worth the time).

So i got another job and i start today. it does not require me to pull off dead rabbit heads or go into another city thats 2 hours away at 3 in the morning. I start today as a candy boy :) at Copps Coliseum. It's work only when theres a show or a game but it's still work :)

now the new plan of mine. Sadly, i will not be going to Ukraine for the 6 months like i hoped. we got the plane tickets and we all leave (5 of us going for the 2 weeks) October 29th. based on the time i have left and how much money i need to save, i dont think that ill be able to do it. BUT, the extra money that i have saved i do plan on spending on a special project.

What is this special project you ask? well i cant tell you. It is so special, and it is so secret, that if i told you i would have to kill you. ok its not that special i just wish to stay anonymous about it thats all. God gave me this money for Ukraine, and thats where its going to go.

Well thats about all for today, i will try to start posting these more often, im just busy with school, trying to get a job, and moving so maybe my next post will be about the new apartment, who knows.
Ta ta for now

The Things We Do For Money

So today i learnt a good lesson. One i should have learn, oh maybe, 12 to 15 years ago. DO NOT GET INTO A STRANGERS CAR!
let me start from the beginning. As many of you know, jobs are rare and far apart these days. And they are even farther for a student. so i have been doing an odd job here and an odd job there on Kijiji and i came across one that is a hard job but it's work. A Chicken catcher and boxer. i replied to the add and they said its early mornings, full time. thats not a problem. they said they would drive me to work since its so early. and silly me thought that the location was in Hamilton.
So just this morning at 3am, i got into a car with 4 other Asian people who speak almost NO ENGLISH! and i speak NO CHINESE, CAMBODIAN, JAPANESE, or what ever other Asian language i can think of.
on the way to work i fell asleep, and woke up shortly after (or so i thought) and i was at work. so they put me to work, i put dead chickens in a box and then i realized. I dont know where i am. and after some more time, i decided that the safety and work environment would not meet the WHIMS standards and so i asked if my mom could pick me up. after giving the address i discovered that i was a 2 hour drive from home.
Today was a fun adventure, full of lessons, full of excitement. That was my day, how was yours?

A New Job, A New Leaf

So with the Canadian Election over and the Conservatives rising to power, i am (or was) out of a job. Today i was on the bus and i got a phone call for a Job Interview :) Its a lot closer to where i live, its what im good at, and it gives me money. I'll be working in Customer service, helping people with their Home security products.

If all you guys could please pray for it to turn out for the best that would be great :) THANKS GUYS YOU ARE AWESOME!

by the way, I'm 50% saved and its still coming in, thats just how awesome God is :)

this is who i am and what i do

If i were to say one question or comment that comes up the most for me, is "How can you have piercings and tattoos as a Christian?" (now mind you i do not have a tattoo, but in 4 months or so i will)
so i think im going to say my point of view here.

tattoos and piercings have had a very long love hate relationship with the church. and because of that, it has become such a big debate "is it a sin?" "are you destroying the temple?" "does God like them?" and so on and so on.

i have been in the piercing and tattoo seen for 4 years and i have 6 piercings(3 stretched holes 1cm, 9mm and 8mm in size. two upper cartilages and a conch), and tomorrow it will be 7(im getting my nape pierced). and before i started i wanted to know if it was wrong or if its ok. so i do what i do best, asked questions and did research. and after a lot of question and a lot of research here what i have come up with (im not going to throw any bible versus or anything like that at you im just going to tell you the conclusion)




I look at it as being in the clear, people have asked me how do you wanting piercings and tattoos work for the glory of god. and i remind them of the people who have tattoos and piercings and have been turned away by other churches or felt unwelcome, because they "damaged" their temple or their tattoo is viable. when they see that im like them, and i enjoy and share something that really does become a part of your temple (and not destroying it) they then would see they have been accepted in the eyes of god because i have been. 

I have put a lot of thought into this, and i have prayed about every piercing and that is the conclusion i have come up with. im not justifying anything, im not doing it for a fake god. I'm doing it for my love of the art (that is piercings and tattoos)- god created everything, including art or all kinds. 
im not saying "your wrong and im right nanana booboo" im just giving my side of the story as well, but in the long run, im christian, and your Christian and jesus would have died for just me, just like he would have died for just you :)

A BIG FOLLOW UP

right off the bat i have to say sorry, i since my last post (almost a month ago) i have had a lot going on. not all good but not all bad. even with everything happening i have not forgotten about you guys :)

lets start from the top shall we. for the past little while i have been under a lot of stress; school, working, finding new job, working new job, looking for another new job before current one ends, teen age angst and just about anything else under the sun. and with that i have been finding it hard to keep my head on with out it blowing up and making a big brainy mess.

the thing i think that has set me back the most was about a week ago, my mom said she was leaving my father.  i dont want to go into too much detail because thats not part of the story. but it set me back enough where i have not been as happy as i could be. a few after i heard the news i was going to the bank to put another check in the mail (we will get back to how much money i have saved soon) and i couldnt find it. i was really starting to freak out a little, this was a rather large check and i need the money. so as i was digging through my bag looking for my check i pull my hand out full of papers that could be a check, this small golden(but not real gold) coin falls out and hits the floor. it was this coin here

10 kopiyok

this coin is 0.10 gryvna ( the Ukrainian version of the Canadian or US Dime) but here its worth less than 1.2 cents. but even though it is worth so little in the eyes of everyone in north America this coin made me stop, smile, breath, and cleared my head long enough for me to realize my check was in my coat pocket and not even in my bag.

Why does this coin mean so much you ask? well i was talking to a very smart and very wise friend of mine in Ukraine and i told her how from my trip thats the only money i had left. She laughed and said "in Ukraine you can buy a plane ticket with that coin, or even enough food for a year". of course she was joking, you cant even get onto the subway with that coin alone. but what she said stuck with me so much that its now my motivation. i keep that coin on my necklace with my cross close to my heart. that way every time i hear them clicking against each other it reminds me on how close i really am to Ukraine.

now, about the money. currently i have over 2000 Canadian dollars (or over 2100 American dollars with the current exchange rate, GO CANADA) and some time with in the next two weeks ill be past my half way mark of 2500 dollars :D

Thanks so much for your support, love and prayers. it means so much to me.

THIS IS BLOGABLE!

     right off the bat i have to say HOLY CRAP GOD IS AWESOME! after an amazing day at church and hanging out with my Friends Jill and her husband the Green Power Ranger. I was really excited to tell some people i know that i got a job, and how awesome God is for getting me this job.

     little did i know God had more (i should start being so surprised God has so much for me). just as i was walking in the door coming home from church around 9pm (so this is hot off the press you guys) my dad was getting off the phone with my boss(thoughts ran through my head like OH SNAP. please dont tell me i have been let go)
    but i called back and was told he wants me to come in for a 3 day training proses for what i understand to be a promotion to become a call screener(i listen to people call instead of calling). the training also includes TIME AND A HALF pay :D So i just thought i would let you guys know because I'm about ready to crap my pants because I'm so excited. UKRAINE HERE I COME!

Also i have set up a secure account to take up any love offerings that my readers in other countries might feel they would want to support. this is the only time ill talk about it but if you feel you would like to support me you can do so through PayPal. if not dont feel bad you can help with prayer :)

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Too Coincidental to be a Coincidence

     So i think this was too of a coincidence to be a coincidence. just this morning i was talking to a good friend lets call her Jill, form Jack and Jill.( "Jill" will understand the joke) and she asked how my money was coming. i told her that im still jobless but not hopeless :P but i also said "i have a feeling my job situation will change soon"

     Little did i know it would be so fast. i got a phone call today at the end of lunch saying that another call center(im not selling anything this time) would like me to come in on Saturday to start working :D:D:D:D 

     It reminds me that i need to Expect God to keep his promises. If we HOPE that God will do what he says that is the same as not having faith in Him, and putting limitations on a limitless God. so new memo to self. EXPECT God to move.

and in the words of Forest Gump...."thats all i have to say about that"

thanks so much for all your prayers :)